Kohli is not: This player will take over RCB captaincy in the match against KKR

IPL 2025 starts back from May 17. The tournament was stopped for a short time due to India-Pakistan tension. On May 17, an important match is to be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Both teams need to win this match, if they have to confirm their place in the playoffs. However, before this match, RCB may get a big shock. According to reports, RCB captain Rajat Patidar will not be seen playing the match against Kolkata Knight Riders.

Silver Patidar is injured

In fact, during the match played against Chennai Super Kings, Rajat Patidar suffered a finger injury and is recovering from him. According to the report of The Indian Express, the silver Patidar will take some more time to recover from this injury. On the day of suspension, RCB had to play a match against Lucknow Super Giants and Rajat Patidar was not going to participate in it.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jitesh Sharma was given the captaincy of RCB team in place of Patidar. Right now there has been no confirmation about whether the match against Kolkata will miss the silver or not, but if it happens, it will be necessary to see who is seen in their place captaining RCB?

Apart from Rajat Patidar, experienced fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is also injured and it seems very difficult to play further in this tournament. If the silver Patidar misses the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, Jitesh Sharma can be entrusted with the responsibility of captaincy.

RCB team is second in IPL 2025 points table

RCB has won 8 in 11 matches in IPL 2025 so far and teams are second in the points table with 16 points. Talking about Kolkata Knight Riders, the team has 11 points in 12 matches and is in sixth position.

If Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers lose the match against Bangalore, he would be completely out of the playoff race. So far, three teams have been out of the playoff race. His name is Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.